RUSTY EYE – POSSESSOR:
Released for the first time on Vinyl!
RELEASE DATE: 12/05/2016

Arguably Rusty Eye’s best album, released in 2009, Possessor is the album that established Rusty Eye as one of the most original acts in the genre, with its seamless mix of elements from Thrash, NWOBHM, Punk, Hard Rock, Speed Metal Death Metal, Black Metal and Prog Rock.
The critically acclaimed third album was Produced by Drummer/Vocalist Miss Randall, and mixed by Jeremy Blair (Guns n’ Roses), Possessor also includes collaborations from Claudio Simonetti (Goblin), Waldemar Sorychta (Grip Inc) and Alex Mitchell (Circus of Power). The artwork was done by Joe Petagno, better known for most Motörhead album covers.
Currently Miss Randall, Mr Rust and Baron Murtland are in the studio recording the follow up album to Saca el Cobre, to be released in 2017.

March 27th 2016, The Regent, Los Angeles CA: Bringing together rock ‘n roll and wrestling in a unique live performance based entertainment form, the Rock ‘N Roll Wrestling Bash “Exotrash” was created in 2003, and after several years of success in Europe, has finally made its way to the United States, following multiple attempts to do so. The inaugural U.S. edition of the event took place at the Regent in downtown Los Angeles last Sunday March 27th 2016. This was an unknown entity to locals, but many turned up to discover what it was all about, expecting an evening of non-stop entertainment.

Doors opened at 7 PM, and the scene inside the Regent was obviously very different from what a regular concertgoer would otherwise expect. There was a wrestling ring set up in the center of the general admission floor, adjoining the stage in such a way that performers would easily be able to step in and out between the ring and the stage. Upon entering the venue, attendees were made to sign an injury release form, basically signing their lives away in case any wrestlers were to fly out of the ring and into the crowd. At 8 PM, the musical opening act Rusty Eye began proceedings with an excellent set. This progressive metal trio has been around in the LA scene for a number of years, they have been participating as the musical act in Mexican underground wrestling events, and were the ideal choice as the openers for this show as well. They don’t play nearly as many shows as they once used to, which makes each of their shows even more worth attending. Ticket holders that arrived early enough to catch this band were not disappointed, as was evident from the general applause following the set. – See more at: http://metalassault.com/gig_reviews/2016/04/01/inaugural-us-edition-of-rock-n-roll-wrestling-bash-takes-place-at-the-regent/#sthash.PzCAgzP3.dpuf

Sergio Arau is one of the most iconic personalities in Mexican Rock en Español. He was one of the founding members of the eighties seminal band “Botellita de Jerez” and has released 3 albums as a solo artist. Simultaneously, his talents go beyond music and has directed music videos, animations, and movies. He is best known for directing the film “A Day Without a Mexican”.

Sergio Arau saw Rusty Eye play live and thought it would be a good match to incorporate their sound with his blend of Hard Rock, Metal and Punk with traditional Mexican Folk Music. The whole trio has joined as his backing band.

Jorge Herrera, from the famous “Hermanos Herrera” joined as a multi-instrumentalist. He plays a wide array of traditional Mexican folk instruments such as: Huapango violin, Jarana Jarocha, Accordion, and the Requinto Jarocho (to name a few).

The band has recorded a single called “No Me Late la Tira (Ni me Latirá)” which roughly translates to “I Don’t Like the Cops (and Never will). They plan on recording a new Sergio Arau solo album and will be playing shows soon.

Rusty Eye welcomes this new project as it brings back drummer Miss Randall, together with bassist Mr. Rust and guitarist Baron Murtland. A brand new Rusty Eye studio album in English is in talks as well.

Hollywood’s horror-themed Metal trio Rusty Eye has just released a commercial for Los Angeles County’s Metro. Rusty Eye is featured promoting Nextrip, which allows users to get real-time bus and train arrival information on GPS-enabled smart phones or computers. Rusty Eye wrote and recorded the music specifically for the commercial. Metro LA’s new Music Videos campaign is intended as a fun way to help folks learn to ride the Metro system and remind everyone that taking transit can be fun and/or interesting.

Rusty Eye is currently promoting their seventh release “Saca el Cobre”, a cover album that pays homage to Mexican Classic Rock en Español.

Rusty Eye are a band in transition, with this being a parting album for female drummer Miss Randall, who also shares vocal duties. “Saca el Cobre”, or to give it its English name “Bring Out The Copper”, is a homage to Mexican metal. These Hollywood residents give us their take on eight tracks that range from the utterly fantastic “Cara de Pizza” to the English spoken last track, “Mr. Cannibal”. What you get in between is some really good dual vocal songs in the native Mexican tongue, taken to the absolute extreme of the heavy scale for me.
Whilst the production is very crisp, it lends itself to the ferocity of the music and really brings home the power that these guys are going for. It is a short set, with only eight songs on here, but it hits you right where it wants to, and as the meaning of the album title says, it “shows its true self”.
Stu Torley